Inspiration : (199) " I want all my books to provoke some kind of response in the reader, to make them think something or feel something or both, and for that to become a part of them and work into their own lives. " - Linda Sue Park " If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see something different like that. " - Kim Cattrall " The image of a bedsheet ghost standing all alone in an empty house was something I was obsessed with. I really wanted to make a film about that image, and I was waiting for the right story to come along. When it did, I did my best to honor that image. " - David Lowery " Lionel Messi is a role model for everyone, including me. " - Mario Gotze " If you are ever on stage, and it feels as though the audience is not laughing at the right points or are not quite as engaged as you’d hope, you have to remember there is always somebody who might be falling in love with this world and having an epiphany. I was that person. " - Chloe Pirrie " When I was a bit younger, I loved Rufus Wainwright – just the fact that he existed. " - Olly Alexander " Sometimes I need to go for a walk for inspiration. " - Maria Cornejo " I went to see ‘Phantom of the Opera’ with my grandma and my mom when I was very little. The stage, the voice, the music… Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been a massive inspiration to me for some time – the storytelling, that deliciously somber undertone in his music. " - Lady Gaga " I’m of the ilk of writers that feels you have to be open to the inspiration. " - Sara Bareilles " Ever since I visited Paris when I was younger, the sappy side of me really wanted to write a song about it someday. " - Lauv